Parkland school shooter trial: Prosecution rests after 3 weeks of graphic images, painful testimony
The prosecutor seeking to sentence Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz to death let the facts speak for themselves as he presented his case over the past three weeks, with terrifying witness accounts, heartbreaking testimonies from grieving parents, chilling surveillance videos, gruesome crime scene photos, and finally, having the jury walk through the school building where the shooting happened – dried pools of blood and Valentine's Day cards still clinging to the floors.
Jury in Parkland shooter trial gets rare look at bloodstained school building frozen in time
Jurors in the Parkland trial toured the school building where shooter Nikolas Cruz killed 17 students and staff members on Valentine's Day in 2018. Withered roses and an abandoned teddy bear lay in the hallway next to large pools of dried blood. Nothing had been changed, except for the removal of the victims' bodies, because it was considered a court exhibit.
Alex Jones concedes Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting was '100% real'
The parents of a 6-year-old killed in the Sandy Hook shooting testified a day earlier that Alex Jones’ false hoax claims made their lives a “living hell” of death threats and harassment.
Highland Park shooting suspect pleads not guilty to parade massacre charges
The suspected gunman behind the Highland Park Fourth of July shooting pleaded not guilty Wednesday to all 117 felony charges in the deadly attack as his parents told reporters they "deeply regret the actions their son had taken."
At Parkland shooter's trial, grieving father erupts in anger on the stand: 'This is not normal'
"She was supposed to get married, and I was going to have my father-daughter dance. She would've had a beautiful family... All those plans came to an end with Alyssa's murder," the grieving father said through tears on the stand. "Alyssa will always be 14."
Pinellas schools install ALERT system to decrease police response time in an emergency
Pinellas County schools already have mobile apps that act as panic buttons for school staff. now they're adding a new layer of protection to make sure officers can respond quickly.
Parkland shooter penalty trial: Jurors watch cellphone videos Nikolas Cruz made days before massacre
"Today is the day. Today it all begins. The day of my massacre shall begin," Parkland shooter Nikolas Cruz can be heard saying in one video he made the week before the shooting that left 17 dead. In another, recorded just 3 days ahead of the massacre, he says, “You’re all going to die... Can’t wait.”
Parkland shooter trial a rare, graphic look into one of the worst mass shootings in the U.S.
Few Americans outside law enforcement ever see the most graphic images from mass shootings because most of the killers die during or immediately after the attacks, so they never make it to court. That makes Parkland shooter Nikolas Cruz's trial unusual.
Gun makers made over $1B from selling AR-15-style guns over past decade, report finds
Firearm company CEOs testified at a congressional hearing that their products are legal and they are horrified by violence but guns themselves aren't to blame.
Parkland school shooter's AR-15 rifle shown to jurors in penalty trial
Prosecutors in the penalty trial for Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz showed jurors photos of the horrific damage the high-speed bullets fired by his AR-15 style rifle did to some of his victims. They said they were showing the photos because they believe their graphic and horrific detail demonstrated the heinous, depraved and cruel nature of Cruz’s actions.
Alex Jones' Sandy Hook defamation trial finally set to begin in Texas
Alex Jones is facing a defamation trial over his false comments that the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre was a hoax. Jury selection began Monday.
Pinellas County sheriff 'disgusted' by Uvalde school shooting response
The Pinellas County sheriff said the recent mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas hammers home the importance of these active assailant exercises.
Parkland shooter penalty trial: Video showed Nikolas Cruz walking casually into shop minutes after massacre
Jurors in Nikolas Cruz's penalty trial watched video that showed him casually walking into a sandwich shop minutes after he murdered 17 people at his Parkland high school. He blended in with other fleeing students as they evacuated the campus — and even tried to get a ride from another student whose sister was seriously wounded in the mass shooting.
Parkland shooting penalty trial: Teachers weep recalling students killed in school
Teachers gave heart-wrenching testimony in the penalty trial of Nikolas Cruz, with one recalling how a boy in her Holocaust studies class correctly answered a question seconds before he became one of 17 people murdered.
Parkland school shooter trial: Jurors see video of Nikolas Cruz's 'cold, calculated and cruel' rampage
Jurors in the penalty trial of Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz viewed graphic security camera video of him murdering 17 people as he stalked through the building. Prosecutors said the footage showed Cruz shooting many of his victims at point-blank range, going back to some as they lay wounded on the floor to kill them with a second round of shots.
How often does a 'good guy with a gun' stop an active shooter?
Gun-rights advocates often use the phrase, "The only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun." But how often do armed civilians actually stop active shooters?
Police applaud bystander who killed Indiana mall shooter
When a gunman opened fire in the food court of an Indiana mall, killing three people and injuring two others, 22-year-old Elisjsha Dicken — who had been shopping with his girlfriend — quickly pulled out his own gun and killed the shooter.
Indiana mall shooting suspect shot dead in food court by armed civilian
The 22-year-old Good Samaritan was out shopping with his girlfriend when he came across the suspect who had opened fire.
Florida QB Anthony Richardson drops 'AR-15' nickname, says he no longer wants to be 'associated' with gun
"While a nickname is only a nickname and ‘AR-15’ was simply a representation of my initials combined with my jersey number, it is important to me that my name and brand are no longer associated with the assault rifle that has been used in mass shootings, which I do not condone in any way or form," the UF quarterback said.
Video from inside Uvalde school shows officers milling around hallway during massacre
Surveillance footage captured the gunman in the Uvalde school shooting enter the building with a AR-15 style rifle and later shows officers in body armor milling in the hallway outside the fourth-grade classrooms where 19 children and two teachers were killed.